Age- and sex-related changes in the normal human external nose

Forensic Science International

Volumn 204, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 205.e1-205.e9

  Sforza, Chiarella ^a   Grandi, Gaia ^a   De Menezes, Marcio ^a   Tartaglia, Gianluca M ^a   Ferrario, Virgilio F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aging; Digital anthropometry; Forensic anthropology; Forensic Anthropology Population Data; Growth; Man; Nose

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; BODY SURFACE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE GROWTH; FEMALE; FORENSIC IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MORPHOMETRICS; NON INVASIVE MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; NOSE; PHYSICAL ANTHROPOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 78650904605     PISSN: 03790738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.forsciint.2010.07.027     Document Type: Article

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